MIE 201 Learn Smart Chapter 8

bill of materials

A __ is a list of all the materials needed to make the quantity needed of a specific item.

critical

A group of tasks along a PERT path that will take the longest and will cause the project or production run to be late if slowed is referred to as the __ path.

capital

A manufacturer is typically more __-intensive because of the machinery and technology used in mass production of highly similar goods.

process

A metal fabrication plant may have a cutting department, a drilling department, and a polishing department. A company organized in this way is utilizing a __ layout.

continuous

Companies with a product layout and use assembly lines are usually known as __ manufacturing organizations.

uses computer systems to guide and control the transformation process

Computer-assisted manufacturing __.

Transformation

Different types of __ processes take place in organizations that provide services--airlines, hotels, for example--than do in organizations that produce products

intermittent

Doctors, makers of custom jewelry, and commercial printers are all __ organizations; they create products to customers' specifications and produce relatively few units of each product.

False-most organizations are actually a little of each

Every organization is specifically and exclusively a manufacturer or a service provider.

intangible

Going to a concert or sporting event

customization

If a product is unique--like a piece of artwork or jewelry--and was made to satisfy a particular customer's needs, it most likely was made using __.

inputs

In the transformation process, __ are the resources--such as labor, money, materials, and energy--that are converted into goods, services, or ideas.

tangibility

It is the level of __ of an organization's principal product that tends to classify the company as either a manufacturer or a service provider.

outsource

Many companies elect to __ some aspect of their operations to companies that can provide these products more efficiently, at a lower cost, and with greater customer sastisfaction.

PERT

Planning a project by analyzing tasks involved in completing a project, estimating time needed for each task and estimating the minimum time needed to complete the project are the steps required for __ charts.

after a routing sequence has been determined

Schedule takes place __.

uniformity of output

The __ is typically more challenging for service organizations since the human element is inherent and each service tends to be performed differently.

CIM

The acronym for a complete system that designs products, manages machines and materials, and controls the operations function is __.

CAM

The acronym for using computers to guide and control the manufacturing process is referred to as __.

modular design

The creation of an item in self-contained units, or modules, that can be combined or interchanged to create different products is the definition of which manufacturing process?

uses computers to manufacture products

The difference between CAD and CAM is that CAD uses computers to design products while CAM __.

outputs

The goods, services, and ideas that result from the conversion of inputs are called __.

product

The layout that requires production to be broken down into relatively simple tasks assigned to workers, who are usually positioned along a assembly line is a __ layout.

critical

The route that requires the longest time from start to finish in PERT is called the __ path because it determines the minimum amount of time in which the process can be completed.

True

True or False: Transformation processes occur in all organizations, regardless of what the organization produces.

manufacturers

Typically, __ have more control over the amount of variability of resources they use.

- Suppliers must be extremely reliable - An almost continuous flow of items from suppliers must be managed - Suppliers must be located relatively near the production facility

What characteristics are essential for a JIT system to function properly?

JIT

What inventory method is designed to eliminate inventory waste by using smaller quantities of materials that arrive just prior to needing them for the transformation process?

CAD

What is the acronym used for the system of production that uses computers instead of paper to design components, products, and processes?

- Outsourcing has become a component of supply chain management. - Outsourcing is the contracting of manufacturing services. - Outsourcing can be with manufacturers overseas.

What is true about outsourcing?

- A new home build - an office building - a bridge construction

What would employ a fixed-position layout?

After materials have been purchased and their use determined

When does routing take place for operations managers?

Material Requirements Planning

Which inventory management technique utilizes a master production schedule, a bill of materials, and an inventory status file?

a firm that makes tangible products

Which of the following describes a manufacturer?

capacity

__ is the maximum load than an organizational unit can carry or operate.

flexible

__ manufacturing directs machinery by computer to adapt to different versions of similar operations.

customization

a hair cut or legal services

customer contact

restaurants

perishable

seats at a speaker's presentation